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Chapter 5

Jaxon grabbed his keys and headed home to the train station to head home for the day. It was a tiresome day, with everyone going out of their way to wander to his desk and congratulate him. He preferred they all just left him alone, which he knew they would have preferred also. He turned on his favorite country station on his iPod and sang (badly) with the music. Jaxon began thinking of the next time he could take off for vacation and stay home alone, working on projects around his house. Jaxon stopped by his mailbox before heading into the house. A few bills and a handwritten note were waiting for him. He read the note as he walked inside. He stopped dead in his tracks, and the blood drained from his face, looking around the lot and up and down the street as he closed the door and locked it. The note had only one sentence on it.

Jaxon, I told you I could help you.

He knew who it was from, but how did she get his home address, or name, for that matter? For the first time in many years, Jaxon locked all the windows and doors. He searched his house, then after finding nothing out of the ordinary, placed his Glock on the table next to his chair and grabbed a beer. He thought of calling Peter but decided it could wait until the next day.

Sleep outwitted him that night. Finally, he couldn’t stand it anymore. He went to his home office and turned on his computer. He tried reading his most recently closed case, looking for hints of the woman who had stopped him on the chase. She had to have met him or read about him somewhere, which means that she had to be affiliated with the case somehow. After thirty minutes of searching, Jaxon slammed his fist down on the desk, frustrated that he couldn’t find the connection.

Retirement still on his mind, he knew that he had to find another case and keep going before he began to think he was losing his mind and second guessing everything he was doing. His mind wasn’t ready to quit. Browsing all the optional cases, Jaxon found an outstanding search for Reginald Grey—kidnapped three women, held them captive for weeks, and then murdered them through asphyxiation. He was last seen three years earlier right in their hometown, but with no new/recent victims, he fell off the radar. Perfect case to begin questioning all witnesses again. It was a tough case. Hopefully, Peter would agree, but Jaxon knew that he had pull on Peter, and he would agree.